@Rodney Thompson Outdoor Skills we did, they denied it. Probably couldn't pick up on he truth at that age. It was with Indian guides and the dads were in the cabin. We were outside in a big tent.

@Rodney Thompson Outdoor Skills i'm sure they were.

Sometimes you just can't bring the cooler either. Great tips in here. When we take a backpacking trip we follow a lot of these tips. Lots of combos to go with. The cured meats are big. We use the torilla idea and nut butters. We also bring cheeses that don't need refridgeration. Nut mixtures are great to bring too to pop in at anypoint. We usually use gallon ziplock bags, heavy duty style. One with food and one becomes the trash. Then smaller ziplocks inside to divide things up and they become small trash bags within the big trash. Sometimes it is all in a bear box when that is needed. Dried fruits probably too. Tuna bags with different flavors are a great way to mix up the meals. We will bring some MREs but they are really salty and not great. But they are light and easy to bring for days at a time. I'm sure there is more but big bang energy, light, not crushable, variety, I think is our main go to.

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Also don't hike at night when the snakes are out. We almost ran into a rattle. Close call.

@Rodney Thompson Outdoor Skills yeah, I could live without snakes. Alive or dead. That's not funny. We've run into a handful of rattlers around on trails. My buddy stepped over it. I was behind him and saw it. The snake went off the trail a foot and rattled at us. Adrenaline pumping.

Scary stuff!